How to Move Your Claude Design Projects Before Dec 14

Standalone Claude Design closes on December 14, 2026. After that date it is read-only. To keep your designs, design systems and slide decks, move them into Claude, where they become artifacts. The move takes a few clicks, but only project owners can move projects, and chats and comments do not come along.

The Endurance Group (TEG) is a Claude Implementation Partner and an official member of the Anthropic Claude Partner Network. We build and maintain Claude setups for business teams. See how Managed Claude works.

Why is Claude Design moving into Claude?

Anthropic is folding its separate tools into one Claude interface. Reuters reported on September 16 that the company is merging chat and Cowork and adding document and presentation tools, with Claude Design folded into the main experience. Anthropic's own help article says it plainly: "Claude Design now lives in Claude."

The help article does not explain the reason for the change. The practical effect is clear. Work you built in the standalone site has to be moved by a person, because Anthropic will not move it for you.

We covered the earlier launch in our post on Claude Dashboards, Motion, Docs, Slides and Design. That post was about what Claude could now make. This one is about what happens to the things you already made.

What is the deadline for moving Claude Design?

The deadline is December 14, 2026. Until then, the standalone version keeps working and you can edit unmoved projects. After that date it is read-only and no new projects can be started there.

Anything you create in Claude from now on is saved as an artifact. That includes new designs, design systems and slide decks.

Who can move Claude Design projects and design systems?

The rules depend on what you are moving and what plan you are on. This is the part most teams miss, because the person who built a design is not always the person who can move it.

• Projects: only the project's owner can move it. You can move all of your own projects at once, or pick specific ones.
• Design systems: anyone who can use Claude Design can start the move. One move brings over every design system in your organization, so you only need to do it once.
• Move everything: on Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner or the Primary Owner can move everyone's projects, templates and design systems. An Admin cannot.
• Team and Enterprise setup: Artifacts must be turned on for your organization. On Enterprise plans, design systems are off by default.
• Restricted organizations: zero data retention organizations cannot move projects and should download them before the site closes. HIPAA-ready organizations cannot move projects right now.

Moving projects is also rolling out gradually to paid plans, so you may not see the option yet.

How do you move design systems into Claude?

Move design systems first, because projects depend on them. The steps are short:

1. Open the Artifacts page in Claude. Look for the "Claude Design lives here now" banner.
2. Click "Move team design systems." If you closed the banner, open the Claude Design menu from the "…" button on the Design tile.
3. Click "Move" to confirm. On individual plans, the move starts right away.
4. Let it finish. Closing the window does not stop it.
5. Check the results under Moved. Each design system is listed with its owner and an Open link.

Empty design systems and ones made from a built-in starter theme are not moved, even if you edited them. Published design systems that are not private are shared with everyone in your organization.

What if a design system shows up under "Didn't move"?

Use "Fix in Claude Design Standalone" in its row, then click "Check." Fix what it lists, which is usually an oversized file, an unsupported file name or a file whose contents are missing. Click "Check again" until it reads "Nothing found in the way," then move again. The uploads folder often holds duplicate files, so start trimming there.

How do you move Claude Design projects?

1. Open the project at claude.ai/design. You must be its owner.
2. Start the review. Use the pop-up or the banner at the top of the project.
3. Read what moves, what works differently and what stays behind. You can download a .zip copy first.
4. Confirm and keep the tab open. Wait until the move finishes.
5. Open the project in Claude. It now lives on the Artifacts page as an artifact.

The Artifacts page lists up to 60 of your projects, and they open in the standalone version. If you have more than that, plan the move by owner rather than by browsing the list.

What stays behind when you move?

Moving copies your work. It does not carry everything, and some changes cannot be undone.

What moves and what stays behind

Item	What happens
Design files and projects	Copied into Claude as artifacts. Most keep their owner, and private projects stay private.
Original standalone copies	Become read-only for everyone once moved. Anthropic says this cannot be undone.
Chats and comments	Do not move. They stay until the site closes, then are deleted.
Public links	Stop working when the standalone version closes.
Projects whose owner left	Go to the Primary Owner in a list called "Projects moved to you."

If your organization has a custom retention period that covers artifacts, a moved project that nobody opens during that period can be permanently deleted. Opening or editing it restarts the clock. Ask whoever manages your Claude settings what your retention rule is.

How do you back up Claude Design work before the site closes?

Export each project as a file. Open the project, click Share, choose "Project HTML" (or "More formats and apps" for slide decks), keep "Project archive" selected and click Export. The export is free and does not count toward your usage limits.

Anthropic says a download of all your projects is coming to the standalone home page. It includes files but not chats or comments, and it is not available to HIPAA-ready organizations. Copy anything you need from chats and comments by hand.

Why does a Claude setup need someone to maintain it?

A Claude setup drifts. Models change, features move, and tools get merged or retired. Skills, connectors, workflows and saved designs built last quarter can quietly stop matching how Claude works today.

This deadline is a clean example. Nothing broke. A date appeared in a help article, and the people who built things in Claude Design now have a few weeks to find them, check ownership, fix blockers and move them. If nobody is watching for that, the first sign is a link that stops working.

This is the reason we run Claude as an ongoing service, not a one-time install. Managed Claude from TEG covers the work that keeps a setup healthy:

• Maintain: keep the workflows we built running, and troubleshoot when something changes.
• Keep current: adapt workflows and documentation as features move, like this one.
• Support and train: give your team someone to ask, and show them the new version when it ships.
• Review: a monthly AI Value Review shows what people use and what is worth improving next.

Managed Claude starts at $1,500 per month. You own the workflows, skills and integrations we build. If you are not sure where you stand, our free AI Value Assessment is a good first step.

What should you do this week?

1. List what lives in Claude Design. Projects, design systems, templates and decks, with the owner of each.
2. Check your plan settings. Team and Enterprise owners should confirm Artifacts are on, and design systems if you use them.
3. Move design systems, then projects. Fix anything under "Didn't move" early, while there is time to ask support.
4. Export a backup of anything critical. Do this before you move, not after.
5. Name an owner for your Claude setup. A person, not a shared inbox. They watch for the next change like this one.

For the rest of what you can build with Claude, read our guide to Claude skills. For the original steps and the latest rollout notes, use Anthropic's official guide to moving from standalone Claude Design.

Frequently asked questions

When does standalone Claude Design close?

Standalone Claude Design at claude.ai/design closes on December 14, 2026. You can keep using it until then. After that date it is read-only and you cannot start new projects there.

Do I have to move my Claude Design projects?

Only if you want to keep working on them. Moved projects become artifacts in Claude. Projects you do not move become read-only after December 14, and public links to them stop working.

Will my chats and comments move with my designs?

No. Chats and comments stay in the standalone version and are deleted under Anthropic's data retention practices after it closes. Save anything you need before December 14.

Who can move a Claude Design project or design system?

Only a project's owner can move that project. Anyone who can use Claude Design can start a design system move, and one move brings over every design system in the organization. On Team and Enterprise plans, only an Owner or the Primary Owner can use Move everything.

What if my design system will not move?

The move results list it under Didn't move. Use Fix in Claude Design Standalone, run the check, fix the listed problems such as oversized files or unsupported file names, and move again from the Artifacts page.